James Igbekeme
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Omonigho Igbekeme | ||
Date of birth | 4 July 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Zaragoza | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2015 | Ribeirão | 43 | (2) |
2015–2017 | Oliveirense | 55 | (10) |
2017–2018 | Gil Vicente | 32 | (5) |
2018– | Zaragoza | 44 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 January 2020 |
James Omonigho Igbekeme (born 4 July 1995) is a Nigerian footballer nicknamed The Black Panther, who plays for Spanish club Real Zaragoza as a left winger.
Club career
Born in Lagos, Igbekeme made his senior debut with Campeonato Nacional de Seniores side G.D. Ribeirão in the 2013–14 season. In 2015, he moved to fellow league team U.D. Oliveirense.
In June 2017, Igbekeme signed for LigaPro side Gil Vicente F.C..[1] He made his professional debut on 6 August, starting and scoring the winner in a 2–1 away defeat of FC Porto B.[2]
On 28 October 2017, Igbekeme scored a brace in a 4–0 home routing of S.L. Benfica B.[3] He finished the campaign with five goals in 32 appearances, but his side eventually suffered relegation.
On 12 June 2018, Igbekeme signed a four-year deal with Segunda División side Real Zaragoza.[4]
References
- ^ "Gil Vicente começa trabalhos em campo com cinco novidades" [Gil Vicente start working on the field with five novelties] (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ "Gil Vicente abre a Liga a vencer fora o FC Porto B" [Gil Vicente open the League by beating FC Porto B away] (in Portuguese). Barcelos na Hora. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ "Gil Vicente volta às vitórias ao golear Benfica B" [Gil Vicente back to winning ways after thrashing Benfica B] (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ "James Igbekeme, nuevo jugador del Real Zaragoza" [James Igbekeme, new player of Real Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
External links
- James Igbekeme at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- James Igbekeme at Soccerway
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Lagos
- Nigerian footballers
- Association football wingers
- Association football forwards
- LigaPro players
- Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
- Segunda División players
- G.D. Ribeirão players
- U.D. Oliveirense players
- Gil Vicente F.C. players
- Real Zaragoza players
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Spain